2008-2009 Programs

[SailorGalaxia518]

I would love to see someone skate to "Glenn Miller" for their Original Dance

Love Glenn Miller

[Medusa]

Asada: SP - Lori Nichol, LP - Tarasova
Flatt: SP - Lori Nichol, LP - Lori Nichol
Zhang: SP - Lori Nichol, LP - Lori Nichol
Nagasu: SP - Lori Nichol, LP - Lori Nichol
Meissner: SP - Lori Nichol, LP - Lori Nichol

Choreographic variety is underrated anyway...

[Joesitz]

I don't pay much attention to Personal Best Scores. I just watch skaters for that competition and come to my own determination who skated the best that night.

Kevin is a top 10 skater - an elite skater. No need to drag him down when he is injured. No need to drag any skater down. Corrective criticism is the way to go.

[fiercemao]

Russian pair K&S long program
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNAEb0Q9Tf4

[Blades of Passion]

I think it's rather funny that in this season the difference between the short and the free is just one: you have 5 more jumping passes.

Hah, true!

I'd like to see the GoE values for spins increased to the same as jumps (all Spirals and Footwork should be on the same level too, not just the level 4).

[Mathman]

I think it's rather funny that in this season the difference between the short and the free is just one: you have 5 more jumping passes.

Actually, I think over the years the short program and the long program have traded places. Short programs typically have better choreography, intepretation, presentation and story-telling, while the long program has become the technical display.

[Tinymavy15]

Actually, I think over the years the short program and the long program have traded places. Short programs typically have better choreography, intepretation, presentation and story-telling, while the long program has become the technical display.

I tend to agree. It used to be the Short Program was really the technical program and there wasn't enough time to really be creative or interprtive. That stuff was saved for the free. Now the skaters go from one element to the next with little sense of the music in the freeskate and seem not to have the time to do chreography.

[museksk8r]

Joannie Rochette:
Music
Short Program
Part 1: Summertime ()
Long Program
Part 1: Adagio from Concierto de Aranjuez (Rodrigo)

I think these are really good fits for Joannie and I hope she dazzles.

[lmarie086]

Meryl Davis/Charlie White


OD: Happy Feet by Jack Yellen and Milton Ager
20's Piano Original Composition by Joe Laduke
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sxs2WvQJHrM
FD: Se pourrait-il que sur son coeur (from Samson et Dalila) by Camille Saint-Saens
Bacchanale (from Samson et Dalila) by Camille Saint-Saens
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWxKga2wp9Y

[silver.blades]

Yay, I love Happy Feet. I think D/W can do well with those music choices.

[~tapdancer]

I'm beyond thrilled that D/W are skating to Samson and Delilah. It's what I wanted from the beginning! I can't wait to see them this weekend. It's been so long...

[fiercemao]

Pang&Tong's 08/09 SP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqAuByRzV9M

P&T 08/09 LP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nb_S6-A4kzw

Zhang&Zhang 08/09 SP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QW3gcgfbr0o

[terpskate4ever]

Daisuke Takahashi Long Program-

"La strada" by Nino Rota

The program has elements of pantomine in it. Very interesting.

Short clip of him working on this program with his new choreographer Pasquale Camerlengo- http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=3Im76mUWEfs&NR=1

Here's an English subtitled video about the difficulties of last season for Daisuke and the changes that he had to make to adjust for this new season for anyone who is interested-
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=dxj0c-omPoI

[Medusa]

Daisuke Takahashi Long Program-

"La strada" by Nino Rota

Short clip of him working on this program with his new choreographer Pasquale Camerlengo- http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=3Im76mUWEfs&NR=1

Here's an English subtitled video about the difficulties of last season for Daisuke and the changes that he had to make to adjust for this new season for anyone who is interested-
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=dxj0c-omPoI

Thanks for those, very interesting. Takahashi. And he is so handsome...

I didn't know that Honda is co-training him now. And I am glad that Takahashi has some input now, chooses the music, the costumes. I have the feeling that he is really growing as a skater. And I can't wait to see him next week at CoC!

[dorispulaski]

Domnina and Shabalin have updated their ISU bio:

OD: Waltz from Suite No. 2 for Jazz Orchestra by Dmitri Shostakovitch (They must be kidding. I don't care that this was a waltz written in the time period. It just is not a rhythm of the period)
FD: Spartacus by Aram Khatchaturian

Khokhlova & Novitski have too:
OD: Sam's Blues by Sam Taylor; Puttin on the Ritz
FD: Variations on a Theme of Paganini By Rachmaninov